Lecturer - Unit Design

The Creative Leadership MA at UAL is a fully online course that examines leadership as both an inventive practice and a relational act. It is designed for both emergent and established leaders who have the desire to creatively reframe what it means to lead in the 21st century. We are looking for an experienced educator with specialist knowledge of creative leadership to contribute to developing this new fully online postgraduate programme at Central Saint Martins.

Lecturer – Unit Design colleagues working in this model of design and development are the primary subject matter experts responsible for defining the curriculum, developing projects and assessment briefs, and for the authoring of course resources.

This is a fixed-term opportunity; you’ll work 2 days per week for 8.5 months starting in mid-November 2026. The role is to design and develop the content for a specified unit.

About you
We are looking for an experienced educator with expertise in systems, design and futures approaches to complexity, ready to bring this thinking into the emergent discipline of creative leadership as you develop and design our new unit, ‘Creative Leadership for Complex Worlds’. You will draw on your academic knowledge of these methodologies alongside firsthand experience applying them within the creative and cultural sector or to other real-world challenges, such as technology, sustainability, or urban development. You may have taught systems thinking, design, futures studies or strategy in a higher education context, or through coaching or professional development, within the creative industries or a related field.

The learning that you develop will guide students to navigate uncertainty with confidence, and to build their own ethically informed, critical and reflexive approach to leading through complexity, alongside the academic skills for postgraduate study.

As a Unit Leader working in this model of design and development you will be the primary subject matter expert responsible for defining theory and practice within the curriculum and planning assessment. You will work closely with a Learning Designer to plan the learning experience and materials and ensure that the unit meets the requirements of our flexible model. You’ll be ready to design dynamic and engaging learning activities for globally dispersed students and to bring in guest speakers, diverse references and case studies to the course materials. You will be willing to present / appear in videos and podcasts and other media content.

You’ll have good teamworking skills and be ready to work in a fast paced and highly collaborative production environment. You don’t need extensive experience of online teaching and learning, but you do need to be open to the advantages of flexible fully online delivery to widen access to Higher Education.

Other key requirements 

• Availability 2 days a week for up to 8.5 months, starting in mid-November 2026.
• Availability to be in London occasionally for filming and occasional meetings.
• Use of a personal computer, willingness to use collaborative documents and platforms including Miro.

We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

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Closing date: 24^th August 2026 23:55.

Please indicate your availability in your application.

Interview date: Mid-September 2026 (exact date TBC). Interviews will be in person in central London or online.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.